I grew up realizing this deal with as Seven Layer Bars. Others realize it as Magic Bars. So I suppose I’m simply gonna hafta name this recipe Magic Seven Layer Bars!
Magic Seven Layer Bars
Simply so you understand, that is the traditional classic recipe. I’ve by no means posted it as a result of, properly, principally it’s hardly a recipe in any respect.
About Magic Seven Layer Bars:
These Magic Seven Layer Bars are traditional, simply how they’ve been made for many years. I do know coz I used to be there, lol! It’s layer upon layer of goodness, and these bars are the whole lot.
And the bars aren’t nearly style; there’s texture, too. They’re ooey gooey deliciousness punctuated by the crispy, chewy caramelly coconut, the crunchy nuts, and the softer backside crust. And layered between all that: melted chocolate and butterscotch.
Whether or not you have got them barely heat in a match of I can’t wait a minute longer to style them or wait till they’re totally cool, these sturdy bars learn extra like a sweet than a dessert.
Make these for a get-together, a sport get together, possibly a pool get together, or a yard barbecue – they’re gonna shine! Make greater than you suppose you’ll want! They’re really easy, that’s not gonna be an issue.
Magic Seven Layer Bars – simply out of the oven. They need to have caramelization!
Making Magic Seven Layer Bars:
The unique Magic Seven Layer Bars have a graham cracker crumb crust, then a layer every of butterscotch chips, chocolate chips, nuts (initially walnut however pecans are good and no nuts even higher, lol!) coconut, and eventually, finally, sweetened condensed milk, just about in that order.
Begin out with a 9 x 13 pan. Preheat the oven to 350 levels F, place the pan within the oven with the butter (lower into items.) Let the butter soften and promptly pull out the pan, sprinkle the graham crackers over the butter, and blend with a fork. By then, the pan ought to be cool sufficient to pat the crust down, and use fingers if wanted. The underside of a measuring cup or glass works, too.
Now you’re on to the layers. And the important thing, right here, is that every layer of a seven-layer bar is a full layer and when you’re doubtful, refer again to the identify! A cup doth not a layer make! And by the best way, every layer serves a function!
On high of that graham cracker crust goes a full-sized package deal of butterscotch chips, 11 ounces or so. They go first as a result of they’re fairly smooth and soften simply, in order that helps to carry the graham cracker crust in place.
Subsequent, a full-size package deal of Semi-Candy Chocolate once more, about 11 ounces, as a result of that’s traditional. I don’t even suppose that approach again after I began making these bars we had milk chocolate chips, and I do know we didn’t have darkish.
The following two layers, nuts, and coconut flakes are interchangeable. I personally just like the nuts first, then the coconut. And quite a lot of every. At the very least 1 1/2 cups of sweetened coconut flakes and nuts are just about your name. 1 to 1 1/2 cups chopped.
The final layer, although? It actually needs to be condensed milk. That’s going to ooze over the coconut, assist the whole lot get all caramelly and toasty, and assist maintain that coconut in place!
That’s it! Toss the pan in a 350-degree F. oven for about half-hour (watch the highest for browning) and you’re good to go! Simply watch for them to chill.
A clear lower is usually a little difficult – comply with my suggestions!
Utilizing Parchment:
- You may line your pan with parchment when you’d like. It helps to take away the bars to allow them to simply be lower. Spray your pan, place the parchment in, then soften the butter on the range or within the microwave and pour it into the parchment-lined pan. Sprinkle within the graham cracker crumbs and proceed.
- To get a clear lower: Take away the bars from pan by lifting the parchment whereas the bars are nonetheless barely heat. In the event that they begin to ooze, use an extended knife to push them again up into place. Reduce by way of them as quickly as they begin to agency up whereas they’re nonetheless barely heat. A serrated knife actually helps get by way of the toasted coconut cleanly. After they’re utterly cooled, you’ll most likely have to go a knife by way of them a second time.
Magic Seven Layer Bars
Variations on Magic Seven Layer Bars:
Okay, I’m not towards any variations of Seven Layer Bars, simply don’t go them off as the unique! Particularly if you’re solely utilizing a cup of every of the chips like I see nowadays. You’ll carry out the Karen in me, lol!
Two issues I typically do, and largely as a result of I bake quite a bit and all the time have just a few of just about each type of chip in my pantry – I like so as to add in darkish chocolate or milk chocolate, typically toffee or heath bar chips, and I’m recognized to go away off the nuts altogether! Then they’re 8 layer or 8 1/2 layer bars!
This recipe is listed typically as a Hey Dolly Bar, however my understanding is {that a} Hey Dolly has a shortbread crust. That’d be delish, too! However it’s not a Magic or Seven Layer Bar!
Tips on how to Retailer Magic Seven Layer Bars:
Retailer your Magic Seven Layer Bars tightly lined at room temperature. Consider me. they most likely received’t final lengthy sufficient for storage to be a lot of a priority!
I’ve not personally frozen these bars. My Mother used to chop them small and freeze them in layers in a plastic container. She’d use wax paper between the layers. Normally, she’d pull out one or two when she needed a deal with.
Subbing for the Graham Cracker Crumbs:
1 1/2 cups of graham cracker crumbs weigh precisely 5 ounces. When you’re making your bars with graham crackers that you’re going to crush, you need to get petty near that weight. You may weigh your graham crackers or estimate by the variety of ounces on the field.
You may go wild and use another merchandise as an alternative of graham crackers. The surefire profitable approach to do that is to go by weight.
Too many crumbs imply the crust shall be dry and crumbly. Too few and the crust shall be soggy and crumble.
Saving Cash on Elements:
There is no such thing as a doubt that when you simply determine to exit and purchase the components for these bars, they’ll value a small fortune! When you maintain a well-stocked pantry filled with sale-priced baking items, your value shall be about 1/3 to a half of simply shopping for straight up.
Choose up all these things on a deep sale earlier than most holidays, however particularly search for condensed milk and nuts to be on sale round Thanksgiving and Christmas. The condensed milk retains just about eternally (sooner or later, you may even see a little bit of darkening or caramelization, which makes it style even higher, don’t be involved about it from a security standpoint.) Nuts ought to be saved within the freezer.
The candies ought to be saved at a cool room temperature, coconut goes within the freezer, and do watch the graham crackers or crumbs for freshness. There’s no saving them in the event that they style stale however they’re normally good months previous their best-buy dates.
That’s it for me, guys, I’m out~ I’ve eaten approach too many of those bars and am prepared for a nap, lol! Now if I haven’t scared you off, what’s your fave variation of those Magic Seven Layer Bars?
Mollie
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Magic Seven Layer Bars
The traditional recipe for seven layer or magic bars.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Prepare dinner Time: half-hour
- Whole Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 16 bars (or extra) 1x
- Class: desserts
- 1/2 cup (8 tablespoons or 1 stick) butter, in peices
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1 package deal (about 11 ounces) butterscotch chips
- 1 package deal (about 11 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 to 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
- 1 1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut
- 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
Preheat oven to 350 levels F.
Scatter items of butter in a 9 x 13″ pan, ideally pyrex. Depart till butter is simply melted. Take away from oven and sprinkle with graham cracker crumbs. Stir to include the butter after which press to the underside of the pan.
Layer on this order: butterscotch chips, chocolate chips, nuts, coconut flakes. Drizzle with the condensed milk.
Place in oven and bake for about half-hour till the highest is golden brown and chocolate has melted. Examine early; ovens can differ in temperature.
Key phrases: Butterscotch, Chocolate, Chocolate Chips, Coconut, condensed milk, Desserts, Graham Crackers, nuts, Pecans, walnuts
